ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,104, issued on May 20, was assigned to Ledermann GmbH & Co. KG (Horb am Neckar, Germany).
"Milling tool and method for producing such a milling tool" was invented by Oliver Galli (Nufringen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a milling tool for wood or wood-like materials, as well as a method for producing such a milling tool. A longitudinal direction, a radial direction and a rotational direction are specified by an axis of rotation of the milling tool. The milling tool includes a base body as well as at least one blade which adjoins a rake face pointing forward in the rotational direction and a flank f...